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Strangers No More

It’s not every day that you manage to find a group of people with whom you feel comfortable enough to share your thoughts, feelings, and joys. When you do it’s magical, especially when you’ve only met them online during one of the most challenging times in your life, in 2020 and 2021 during COVID.

Rediscovering Yourself Midlife

Power Purpose Play Kavita Ahuja, founder of Power Purpose Play, a global community of women in...

Age Liberation. It’s time!

Age equity is a social justice issue. It’s more relevant than ever, especially in a world that is ageing rapidly. Ageing adults deserve to be respected and accorded the same rights as others. It’s going to take a movement to set the record straight.

What does retirement AGE have to do with retirement?

When the retirement age of 65 was first conceived, the average lifespan was 62, the current average is 82 and it’s growing longer all the time. Ask yourself, does it make sense, for reasons of age alone, to discard or disregard, the knowledge, expertise, and wisdom of our olders?

The Messy Middle

I’ve heard the expression, the ‘messy middle’, to describe the stage of life that those born between 1945-1964, or earlier, are living through today. The last of the Boomer generation will turn 65 in 2030 which means a large majority are experiencing a period of transition that can be both frightening, and exciting.

Calling all shutterbugs! All levels of experience welcome.

I frequently invite participants in our workshops to describe what “old” looks like to them. Typically, two out of three words offered have negative connotations which conjure up images of decrepit, solitary, and vulnerable individuals. It used to surprise me, but it no longer does.

Action Needed Now!

In honour of the International Day of Older Persons on Oct. 1, Top Sixty Over Sixty hosted a session on ageing and ageism. The general consensus after an hour long discussion on how to deal with ageism was quite straightforward. The time has come to move beyond raising awareness about the issue to more action.

Virtual Meeting Ground Rules You Need to Know

Digital has changed the face of meetings and, like it or not, virtual meetings are here to stay. Whether you are a host or a participant, it is more important than ever to get serious about etiquette best practices.

Ageism, the unspoken issue at election time in Canada

With an upcoming election, it is surprising that so little attention is being given to how ageism undermines the value, potential, and vital contributions of Canada’s older generations: the generations, who incidentally are those who always come out to vote.